DURHAM, N.H.
– Laura Puccia (Fairport, N.Y.) of the
women’s lacrosse team and Kevin Goumas (Long
Beach, N.Y.) of the men’s ice hockey team are featured in
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STUDENT-ATHLETE
SPOTLIGHT

Laura Puccia, women’s
lacrosse

Laura, a
junior from Fairport, N.Y., recorded her 100th career
point with the last of her five points – an assist
– against Fairfield University at Cowell Stadium on Friday,
March 14. She entered the game with 95 points and inched closer to
the milestone with four goals, then attained the benchmark with the
aforementioned assist at 4:20 of the second half. The midfielder
also finished that game with a personal-best seven draw
controls.

Laura
finished the weekend with three goals to help the UNH women’s
lacrosse team defeat the University of Colorado, 14-11, and
increase her career totals to 89 goals and 14 assists for 103
points.

Laura
leads the Wildcats in goals (25), free-position goals (five),
points (29), shots (43) and draw controls (29). She has tallied a
point 8 of 9 games with multiple goals in those eight games.
Laura scored four goals and matched her career highs in both
assists (two) and points (six) to help lead UNH to a 12-3 win at
Iona College on March 10. She also potted four goals vs. UConn
(March 5).

In
addition to her scoring prowess, Laura has tallied at least one
draw control every game. She followed that personal best of seven
vs. Fairfield with six against Colorado.

Last year
as a sophomore, she ranked second on the team in goals (30) and
four in points (33); Laura also had a team-high 46 draw controls
and was third in ground balls (20). As a freshman in 2012, Laura
led the ‘Cats in both goals (34) and points (41).

Laura’s America East conference accolades include
All-Academic Team (2013), All-Conference Second Team (2013),
All-Rookie Team (2012) and Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2012,
2013).

Kevin Goumas, men’s
ice hockey

Kevin, a
senior from Long Beach, N.Y., recorded three goals and two assists
for five points in UNH’s three-game quarterfinal series
against 14th-ranked Northeastern University, which the
Wildcats won 2-1. He was honored as Hockey East co-Player of the
Week on Monday; he also received the award March 3.

Kevin
tallied his second career hat trick with three goals and an assist
to lead the Wildcats to a 5-4 victory in the decisive Game 3. In
that game, he set up UNH’s first goal and then scored the
team’s next three goals, the last of which gave the Wildcats
a 4-3 lead they would not relinquish at 4:40 of the third
period.

Kevin
became just the 16th UNH Wildcat in program history to
reach the 100-assist milestone with the last of his three assists
March 1 at Merrimack.

He closed
the regular season on a nine-game point streak that spanned Jan. 25
to March 1; he compiled 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in that
span. Kevin leads the team in both assists (33) and points (50),
and those numbers rank third in Hockey East in both statistics.
Kevin is tied for the team lead in shots (122) and ranks second in
plus/minus (+26). In the national stats, he is No. 5 in both points
(1.32/game) and No. 7 in assists (0.87).

Kevin has
recorded a point in 28 of 38 games this season with 13
multiple-point efforts. He established his season high of three
assists Jan. 4 against Nebraska Omaha and matched that March 1 at
Merrimack (1g, 3a). He also tallied three points against UMass
(Nov. 9; 1g, 2a), Colorado College (Nov. 30; 2g, 1a), Nebraska
Omaha (Jan. 3; 1g, 2a) and Notre Dame (Jan. 31; 1g, 2a).

Last year
as a junior, Kevin skated in 38 games and recorded 42 points (10g,
32a). He was a Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star as he tied
for No. 6 in the nation in assists (0.84 per game) and was No. 18
in points (1.11 per game).

In 144
career games, Kevin has tallied 144 points on 42 goals and 102
assists. He is currently tied at No. 30 on the career points list
with current head coach Dick Umile (1968-72) is No. 30 at 144.

The UNH gymnastics team concluded the regular season with two
wins in a three-day span. The Wildcats topped the 196 mark for the
second consecutive meet with a winning score of 196.100 on Senior
Day against Air Force on March 14, then traveled to North Carolina
State and prevailed with a mark of 195.600 on March 16.

Freshman Kelsey Aucoin (Double Oak, Texas)
tied for first place on vault with a 9.850 against Air Force. She
also tied for the top mark on balance beam at 9.875. Then at N.C.
State, Aucoin recorded UNH’s only individual victory of the
meet with a winning mark of 9.875 on beam.

Erika Rudiger (Slidell, La.) matched a
personal best mark of 9.875 on uneven bars to share the top score
in the meet vs. Air Force. Rudiger also recorded a first-place
tying mark of 9.850 on floor exercise.

Kayla Gray (Buffalo, N.Y.) also had a
first-place score of 9.875 on beam vs. Air Force.

Erin Machado (Swansea, Mass.) tied for first
on floor vs. Air Force with a mark of 9.850.

Hannah Barile (Sinking Spring, Pa.) placed
third on vault with a 9.825 vs. Air Force.

Barile and Machado tied for second place with matching scores
of 9.850 on the floor exercise at N.C. State.

Jannelle Minicheillo (Tewksbury, Mass.)
recorded a career-high 9.850 on bars vs. Air Force to notch third
place.

Meghan Pflieger (Barneveld, N.Y.) tied for
second in the all-around at N.C. State with a four-event aggregate
total of 39.150. She placed four on vault (9.750), tied for fourth
on beam (9.825) and shared fifth on floor (9.825).

Lauren Brodie (Mogadore, Ohio) led the way for
the ‘Cats on bars at N.C. State with a personal-best 9.850
for third place.

UNH plays host to the 2014 EAGL Championship at the Whittemore
Center on Saturday, March 22 (2 p.m.). The Wildcats take on George
Washington, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State,
Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Towson. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call
1-800-745-3000.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (21-17-1
overall, 11-9-0 Hockey East)

The UNH men’s ice hockey team won Game 1 (1-0) and Game 3
(5-4) to capture the Hockey East quarterfinal series against
14th-ranked Northeastern University and advance to the
semifinals.

The fourth-seeded Wildcats face off against third-seeded
Providence College on Friday, March 21 (8 p.m.) at the TD Garden in
Boston. The semifinal winners advance to the March 22 (7 p.m.)
title game, also at TD Garden.

UNH and PC split the regular-season series at Schneider Arena
as the ‘Cats prevailed 3-2 in overtime (Nov. 22) and the
Friars were 4-2 victors (Nov. 23).

Senior forward Kevin Goumas (Long Beach, N.Y.)
recorded three goals and two assists for five points in the
three-game quarterfinal series; he was subsequently honored as
Hockey East co-Player of the Week. He tallied his second career hat
trick with three goals and an assist to lead the Wildcats to a 5-4
victory in the decisive Game 3. In that game, Goumas set up
UNH’s first goal and then scored the team’s next three
goals, the last of which gave the Wildcats a 4-3 lead they would
not relinquish.

Freshman forward Tyler Kelleher (Longmeadow,
Mass.) scored a goal in two of the three games to help UNH advance
to the semifinals. In Game 1, he broke a scoreless tie at 4:49 of
the third period and it proved to be the game’s only goal in
UNH’s 1-0 victory. He had a +1 plus/minus rating in that game
and followed that with a +3 rating in the team’s 5-4 loss
Saturday.

On Friday night, junior goaltender Casey
DeSmith (Rochester, N.H.) stopped all 27 shots he faced to
record the Wildcats’ first shutout in Hockey East tournament
play since 2007.

Junior defenseman Brett Pesce (Tarrytown,
N.Y.) tallied three points with a goal and two assists in Game 3.
He scored what proved to be the game-winning goal when he have UNH
a 5-3 lead at 13:41 of the third period.

Senior forward Nick Sorkin (Rockville, Md.)
recorded three points with a goal and two assists in Game 3. He
also scored a goal in Game 2.

Junior forward Matt Willows (Congers, N.Y.)
finished with two points in Game 3 after tallying an assist in Game
2.

Junior forward Grayson Downing (Abbottsford,
British Columbia) and senior defenseman Justin
Agosta (East Meadow, N.Y) both had a goal and an assist in
Game 2.

Goumas leads the team in both assists (33) and points (50) to
rank No. 5 in the nation in points per game (1.32) and No. 7 in
assists per game (0.87). He has 144 career points (42g, 102 a) in
144 games, which is tied for 30th on UNH’s career
points leaderboard with head coach Dick Umile.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE (4-5 overall,
0-0 America East)

The UNH women’s lacrosse team went 2-1 last week with a
12-3 win at Iona College (March 10), 10-8 loss to Fairfield
University (March 14) and 14-11 win against the University of
Colorado (March 16).

Junior midfielder Laura Puccia (Fairport,
N.Y.) recorded her 100th career point with the last of
her five points – an assist – against Fairfield at
Cowell Stadium. She matched her career highs in both assists (two)
and points (six) at Iona.

Sophomore attack Laura McHoul (Westwood,
Mass.) recorded her 50th career assist with the second
of her two helpers vs. Fairfield. She is currently No. 9 on the
program’s career assist leaderboard.

Junior goalkeeper Taylor Hurwitz (Holland,
Pa.) recorded double-digit saves twice last week with 10 against
both Iona and Colorado.

Senior midfielder Molly Gaffey (North Hampton,
N.H.) recorded her first career multiple-goal game with two tallies
at Iona and then scored three goals vs. Colorado.

New Hampshire returns to action March 23 (12 p.m.) at Drexel
University. The Wildcats’ next home game is the America East
conference opener March 29 (1 p.m.) against the University of
Vermont.

SWIMMING & DIVING (8-1 overall,
2-0 America East)

The UNH swimming & diving team sent six competitors to
compete at the ECAC Championships and – despite the
limited numbers and no entries in the relay events
– placed sixth of 21 teams with 270 points. The meet was
held Feb. 28 & March 1-2 at the U.S. Naval Academy’s
Lejeune Hall.

Head coach Josh Willman was named the
women’s co-Coach of the Meet; he received the honor last year
and has been feted four times.

Junior Katie Mann (Prince George, British
Columbia) has been selected to compete at the 2014 NCAA
Women’s Division I Championship at the University of
Minnesota’s Aquatic Center from March 20-22. Mann is schedule
to compete in the 200- and 400-yard individual medley as well as
the 200 breaststroke.

Senior Jenni Roberts (Springvale, Maine) has
been named an alternate for the NCAAs in the 100 and 200 butterfly
as well as the 200 IM.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

The UNH women’s indoor track & field team had one
individual compete at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field
Championships that were held March 14-15 at the University of New
Mexico’s Indoor Track at Albuquerque Convention Center.

Elinor Purrier (Montgomery, Vt.) finished
seventh in her heat and 15th overall in the semifinals
of the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 48.82 seconds.

Purrier qualified with a school-record time of 4 minutes, 36.14
seconds that ranked ninth in the nation. She took first place in
the mile at the America East Championship with a time of 4 minutes,
41.73 seconds, which was a school record at the time.

Partnership announced to bring 2014
state title football games to UNH

The UNH
department of athletics and the New Hampshire Interscholastic
Athletic Association (NHIAA) announced Monday a partnership that
will bring all three New Hampshire state high school football
championship games to Cowell Stadium on Nov. 22, 2014.

The Super
Saturday (Nov. 22) of NHIAA football championship games will
consist of the Division III final at 11 a.m., the Division II title
matchup at 2:30 p.m. and the Division I championship game under the
lights at 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold on game day at the Cowell
Stadium ticket office.

NHIAA
football championships, which had been contested at the home field
of the highest remaining seed, join NHIAA Division I and II
boys’ basketball championships and D-I and D-II swimming
championships that are currently decided on the UNH campus.

NEW ATHLETIC COMPLEX OUTLINED AS PART
OF CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

With a
focus on meeting its strategic priorities, UNH is moving forward
with fundraising and planning for a new athletic complex that will
benefit the University, Durham and the Seacoast region, and the
state. Athletic facilities and venues, including a new stadium,
were identified as a priority in the campus’ master plan to
improve recruitment, student satisfaction, and overall visibility
in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Expected
to cost $25 million and open in late 2015, the facility, which is
referred to as the West Stadium, will offer increased and improved
seating, state-of-the art broadcast and WiFi capability,
concessions, restrooms, and a special student section. The original
concrete section of the current East Side facility dates to the
1930s.

The new
athletic complex will offer increased seating capacity of more than
10,000, a new home side on the opposite side of the existing field,
and gathering and social spaces.

AMERICA EAST FALL 2013 ACADEMIC HONOR
ROLL

In an
announcement made Feb. 6 by the America East conference, UNH had
the highest number of student-athletes (114) recognized on the
America East Fall 2013 Honor Roll; it marked the fifth consecutive
fall semester New Hampshire accomplished the feat.

UNH’s women’s cross country team had the highest
percentage of honor roll recipients from a single team, with 33 of
a possible 35 (94.3%) student-athletes recognized. Fifteen of those
Wildcats received distinction on the Commissioner’s Honor
Roll (3.50 or higher gpa).

The UNH
volleyball team placed 13 of 16 (81.3%) student-athletes on the
Honor Roll and eight made the grade for the Commissioner’s
Honor Roll. The men’s cross country had the next highest
percentage among UNH teams at 76% (19 of 25 runners) and was
followed closely by men’s soccer at 73.3% (22 of 30). In
women’s soccer, 10 of the 15 ‘Cats who made the Honor
Roll also made the Commissioner’s Roll and half of the 12
field hockey student-athletes on the Honor Roll were also on the
Commissioner’s Roll.

Overall, UNH boasted 73.1% of its student-athletes on the Honor
Roll, and 46.5% of those ‘Cats made the Commissioner’s
Roll.

LEARFIELD SPORTS DIRECTORS’
CUP

The University of New Hampshire
amassed 133 points in the final fall Division I Learfield Sports
Directors’ Cup standings to rank 41st of 148 teams
that earned points (our of 314 Div. I schools overall). UNH is the
highest ranked team in the America East conference as well as
fourth best among both FCS and New England schools.

New Hampshire recorded points in
three of a possible eight fall sports with NCAA tournament
appearances in field hockey, football and volleyball. The Wildcats
earned 83 points by virtue of third place in FCS football as well
as 25 points in both field hockey (ninth place) and volleyball
(33rd place).

CAPITAL ONE CUP
STANDINGS

The University of New Hampshire
athletics program received high marks in the Capital One Cup
standings that were announced by the NCAA last week. UNH is ranked
No. 16 on the men’s side with 18 points and the Wildcats are
No. 32 on the women’s side with two points. The ‘Cats
earned all of its men’s points on the football team’s
NCAA semifinal appearance; field hockey and volleyball both earned
a point for the women by advancing to the NCAA tournament.

COMPLETED
SEASONS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (19-12
overall, 12-4 America East)

The UNH women’s basketball team advanced out of the
America East Championship quarterfinal with an 85-79 victory
against the University of Vermont, but then the Wildcats were
ousted in the semifinals with a 79-59 loss to Stony Brook. Both
games were played at the University at Albany’s SEFCU
Arena.

In Friday’s quarterfinal vs. UVM, the Wildcats trailed
38-33 at halftime but rallied to tied the score at 44 and then
surged ahead 51-49. UNH extended the advantage to double digits,
71-61, with five minutes to play. UVM closed within 79-74 with 1:14
remaining, but the Wildcats made 6 of 8 free throws the rest of the
way to secure the win.

In Sunday’s semifinal, UNH built an early 7-2 lead, but
Stony Brook scored 13 consecutive points to take a lead it would
not relinquish. The Wildcats trailed 36-30 at the half and scored
the first basket of the second half to pull within four points, but
the Seawolves netted the next 10 points to extend the advantage to
46-32 with 13:42 remaining.

Sophomore forward Corinne Coia (North
Smithfield, R.I.) scored a team-high 21 points in the quarterfinal
against UVM; she made 7 of 9 field goals and went 7-for-10 from the
foul line. She also recorded eight rebounds, three assists and four
blocks.

Senior guard Kelsey Hogan (Nashua, N.H.)
recorded 18 points, five rebounds and four assists against
Vermont.

Sophomore guard Elizabeth Belanger (Acton,
Mass.) recorded 16 points and six rebounds vs. UVM. She followed
that with a team-high 18 points, five rebounds and three assists
against Stony Brook.

Junior guard Ariel Gaston (Toledo, Ohio)
finished with 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals
and one block against the Catamounts.

UNH, the third seed, advanced to the semifinals for the second
consecutive year. The last time the Wildcats went to the semis in
back-to-back years was 2002 and 2003.

Prior to the tourney, UNH collected four awards at the annual
America East banquet – it marked the team’s highest
total since 2002. Hogan was named to the All-Conference First Team,
Coia was selected to the Second Team and Belanger was a Third Team
honoree. Junior forward Kaylee Kilpatrick (Saint
John, New Brunswick) was voted to the All-Academic Team.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (6-24 overall,
4-12 America East)

The UNH men’s basketball team saw the 2014 season come to
an end with a 77-60 loss to the University of Vermont in a March 8
America East quarterfinal at the University at Albany’s SEFCU
Arena.

Senior guard Jordon Bronner (Sleepy Hollow,
N.Y.) recorded 14 points in his final game as a Wildcat. He leaves
the program tied for first in games played (117) and No. 9 in
career assists (254).

Senior center Chris Pelcher (Albany, N.Y.)
recorded 41 blocks this season to rank No. 3 on UNH’s
single-season leaderboard. His 75 blocks in just two seasons as a
Wildcat also ranks third on the career leaderboard.

UNH recorded 99 blocks, which is the second-highest season
total in program history.

Prior to the start of the tourney, freshman forward
Jacoby Armstrong (Sachse, Texas) was named to the
America East All-Rookie Team and senior guard Scott
Morris (Walkersville, Md.) was voted to the All-Academic
Team at the annual conference banquet.

WOMEN’S CROSS
COUNTRY

The UNH women’s cross country team concluded its highly
successful 2013 season with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA
Northeast Regional that was held Nov. 15 at Van Cortlandt Park
(Bronx, N.Y.). Thirty-seven teams competed at the event.

Senior co-captain Anne Twombly (Exeter, N.H.)
was the top ‘Cat in 37th place in the field of 254
runners.

The Wildcats won the 2013 America East Championship title (Nov.
2 at Binghamton University); the only other time New Hampshire won
the team title was 2003. Freshman Elinor Purrier
(Montgomery, Vt.) led the ‘Cats in sixth place and Twombly
was next across the finish line. The ‘Cats then finished
10th through 12th, starting with junior
Chelsey Serrano (Manchester, N.H.) followed by
senior captain Elise Beattie (Woodstock, Ill.) and
sophomore Laura Rose Donegan (Melbourne,
Australia).

UNH won the 2013 New England Championship that was held Oct. 12
at Franklin Park (Boston, Mass.). Purrier once again led the squad
in third place overall. She was followed by Donegan (fifth place),
Twombly (11th), Serrano (15th) and Beattie
(16th).

Senior captains Beattie and Twombly were named to the America
East All-Academic Team. It marked the second time both received
this honor – Beattie was previously feted in 2011 while for
Twombly it marked the second consecutive year she was honored.

MEN’S CROSS
COUNTRY

The UNH men’s cross country finished the season with a
12th-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional that
was held Nov. 15 at Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx, N.Y.). A total of 37
teams competed.

Junior John Prizzi (Wyckoff, N.J.) won the
America East Championship individual title with a first-place
finish (Nov. 2 at Binghamton University). He became the first
Wildcat runner to win the men’s title since 2004 (Anthony
Truax).

UNH placed fourth at the America East Championship – the
top four teams were separated by 14 points. The ‘Cats, with
72 points, were edged by UMBC (58 points), Binghamton (65) and
Stony Brook (70); in comparison, fifth-place Maine tallied 110
points.

Junior Jeff Moretti (Guilford, Conn.) also
recorded a Top-10 effort in eighth place while senior Kent
Harlow (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) was just outside the Top 10 in
11th place.

Prizzi, who was also the top ‘Cat at the
Northeast Regional meet in 12th place overall, was
selected to the America East All-Academic Team.

FIELD HOCKEY (15-7 overall, 5-0
America East)

The 16th-ranked UNH field hockey team, which
advanced to the NCAA Championship tournament as the America East
automatic qualifier by winning the conference tourney, was defeated
by fifth-ranked and No. 4 seed Duke University, 6-1, in a Nov. 16
first round game at Jack Katz Stadium.

The Wildcats won the America East regular-season title for the
fourth consecutive year – the second straight year and third
time in four years with a perfect record – and won the
conference tournament for the second time in three years.

The 15 wins marks the fifth-highest single-season total in the
program’s 39-year history. UNH ended the regular season with
six consecutive wins and extended the win streak to eight games
with a 4-0 win vs. Fairfield University in the America East
semifinals and 3-2 victory against University at Albany in the
title game. Each of the first five wins during that streak was by
shutout to mark the longest streak since September 1984 (six
games).

Senior back Megan Bozek (Cortlandt Manor,
N.Y.) was named to the 2013 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America
First Team. She was voted to the Third Team a year ago. This marks
the fifth consecutive year UNH has had at least one All-America
Team honoree.

Flatley finished the 2013 season with 16 goals
and six assists for 38 points. On UNH’s list of single-season
superlatives, that is tied for No. 9 in points and tied for
11th in goals.

UNH won three of the six major America East awards with
Bozek feted as Defensive Player of the Year for
the second consecutive year, Tarbell as Goalkeeper
of the Year and, for the fourth time in as many years, the Coaching
Staff of the Year.

Bozek and Tarbell were joined
on the All-Conference First Team by Flatley and
Pohlmeyer, who was also voted to the All-Academic
Team.

The No. 5 UNH football team’s 2013 season came to an end
with a 52-14 loss to top-seeded and two-time defending national
champion North Dakota State University in an FCS semifinal game at
Fargodome on Dec. 20. It marked the Wildcats’ first trip to
the semifinals and ended a six-game win streak.

New Hampshire has reached double digits in victories five times
during its national-leading 10-year playoff streak. The 2005
Wildcats finished with a school-record 11 victories. The 2004,
2008, 2009 and 2013 teams all had 10 wins.

UNH had a pair of 1,000-yard receivers for the first time in
school history. Senior Justin Mello (Dartmouth,
Mass.) finished with a team-high 1,038 yards on 73 catches in 15
games; the yardage and receptions both rank No. 7 on UNH’s
single-season list. Junior R.J. Harris (Odenton,
Md.) recorded 1,004 yards on 76 catches in 12 games; on the
single-season leaderboard, those numbers are No. 6 in receptions
and No. 9 in yards.

UNH had a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver for just
the second time in program history. In addition to the
aforementioned Mello and Harris with 1,000+ receiving yards, junior
Nico Steriti (Toms River, N.J.) recorded 1,028
rushing yards.

The 15 games played marked the most in a season for the
Wildcats; nine of the 15 games were on the road and that included
the last three playoff games vs. Maine, Southeastern Louisiana and
North Dakota State.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (9-23-2
overall, 4-15-2 Hockey East)

The UNH women’s ice hockey team saw its 2013-14 season
end with an 8-1 loss to fourth-ranked Boston College in a Feb.
28th Hockey East quarterfinal game at Conte Forum.

Freshman forward Cassandra Vilgrain (Calgary,
Alberta) was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.

The end of the 2014 season marks the end of Wildcat careers for
seniors Nicole Gifford (Ennismore, Ontario),
Jessica Hitchcock (LaSalle, Ontario) and
Arielle O'Neill (St. Catharines, Ontario). Gifford
recorded 29 goals and 42 assists for 71 points in 134 career games.
Hitchcock, who spent her first two years at Niagara University,
finished with overall numbers of 36 goals and 40 assists for 76
points in 133 games. O'Neill tallied 28 goals and 28 assists for 56
points in 134 games.

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

The UNH men’s indoor track & field team broke two
school records and concluded the 2014 season at the IC4A
Championships that were held March 8-9 at the Boston University
Track and Tennis Center.

John Prizzi (Wyckoff, N.J.) broke an 11-year
old record in the 3,000-meter run with a fifth-place time of 8
minutes, 2.40 seconds on Sunday. The previous benchmark of 8:05.00
was set by Dan Hocking in 2003.

One day earlier, that foursome combined to break the school
record in the 4x800 preliminary round with a time of 7:28.52. The
previous benchmark was 7:33.13.

Michael Shanahan (Dover, N.H.) took
13th place in the weight throw with a personal-best mark
of 58 feet, 1.75 inches. George Jumpp (Manchester,
N.H.) finished 15th with a measurement of 57-11.25.

Isaiah Penn (Boston, Mass.) ran a
personal-best time of 48.56 seconds in the 400m to finish
14th of 32 runners.

D’mahl McFadden (Penacook, N.H.) also
recorded a 14th-place finish with a time of 8.29 seconds
in the 60m hurdles.

SKIING

The UNH ski team finished in 11th place (of 23
teams) at the 2014 NCAA Skiing Championships that were held March
5-8 at the University of Utah. The Wildcats recorded three
All-America Second Team performances with Randa
Teschner (Petawawa, Ontario) earning that recognition in
both slalom and giant slalom and Coley Oliver
(Salt Lake City, Utah) getting that distinction in slalom.

Teschner placed sixth in the Saturday, March 8 slalom
competition with a sixth-place effort of 1 minute, 41.47 seconds.
She opened the NCAAs with 10th place in the March 5
giant slalom with a combined mark of 2:00.10; it marked her second
straight year earning All-America status in that event.

Oliver, who was a 2013 All-America First Team skier in giant
slalom, earned Second Team in this year’s slalom with an
eighth-place finish of 1:56.47. Jay Ogle
(Pittsfield, Mass.) clocked in at 2:00.77 for 17th
place.

Also in Saturday’s last day of competition, Eirik
Fosnaes (Hovik, Norway) led UNH’s Nordic racers with
19th place in the 20K freestyle by crossing the finish
line in 44:34.00.

On opening day (March 5) at Park City Mountain Resort,
Katie Farrow (Toronto, Ontario), in her NCAA
Championships debut, skied to 14th place in the giant
slalom.

On the first day of Nordic competition (March 6),
Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) recorded a
team-best 18th-place finish in the women’s 5K
classic race.

Prior to the start of the NCAAs, the United State Collegiate
Ski Coaches Association (USCSCA) announced that a nation-leading 13
UNH skiers were named to the 2014 National Collegiate All-Academic
Ski Team. Elizabeth Izzo (Lake Placid, N.Y.),
Per Lindgren (Pitea, Sweden), Laura
Rozinowicz (Toronto, Ontario) and Annika
Taylor (Truckee, Calif.) were honored for the third
time.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (4-8-6 overall,
2-3-3 America East)

The UNH women’s soccer team, under the direction of
first-year head coach Sam Lopes, saw its 2013 season come to an end
with a 2-1 loss at UMBC in the Oct. 27 regular-season finale.

Freshman goalie Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.)
was voted to the America East All-Rookie Team. Borkan finished as
UNH’s top goalie. In 15 games (13 starts), she had a 3-5-5
record with a 0.87 GAA, .849 save percentage and five
shutouts.

Borkan led America East in save percentage and ranked second in
GAA. In conference-only statistics, she was No. 2 in save
percentage (.818) and No. 3 in GAA (0.90).

Sophomore midfielder Kirsten O’Neil
(Hampton, N.H.) led the Wildcats in goals (five), assists (four)
and points (14) as well as shots (48).

O’Neil ranked seventh in America East in points/game,
sixth in goals/game and fifth in shots/game (2.67). In
conference-only games, she was No. 4 in goals/game (0.50),
points/game (1.25) and shots/game (3.75).

MEN’S SOCCER (12-5-1 overall,
5-2-0 America East)

The second-seeded UNH men’s soccer team played to a 1-1
tie in the America East semifinal against third-seeded University
of Hartford at Bremner Field on Nov. 13. The Hawks then advanced to
the title game by virtue of a 4-3 decision in PKs.

UNH entered the game with a conference-record six consecutive
tournament shutouts that spanned the 2010 and 2012 seasons.

The Wildcats rank No. 5 in the nation in team GAA with a
conference-leading mark of 0.58. The team also ranks fifth with a
conference-best .867.

The 12 wins ties the third-highest total in program
history.

Prior to the start of the conference tourney, junior
Travis Worra (Lancaster, Pa.) was named Goalkeeper
of the Year. He was joined on the All-Conference First Team by
seniors Uguchukwu Uche (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and
Steven Palumbo (Kingston, N.H.) as well as
sophomore Lukas Goerigk (Berlin, Germany).

Worra led America East in both GAA (0.55) and
save percentage (.883) as he recorded six shutouts in 12 games. In
the national stats, Worra is No. 4 in save percentage and No. 7 in
GAA.

Uche ranked sixth in the conference in
goals/game and seventh in points/game. He led the ‘Cats in
goals (six) and points (13).

VOLLEYBALL (20-13 overall, 12-2
America East)

The UNH volleyball team was defeated 3-0 by sixth-ranked
University of Southern California in a Dec. 5 NCAA first-round game
at the Galen Center. The set scores were 25-9, 25-10, 25-12.

The Wildcats’ season-high nine-match win streak was
snapped by the Women of Troy, who improved to 27-5.

UNH followed up its America East regular-season title by
winning the 2013 America East Championship tournament, which was
held Nov. 22-23 at Lundholm Gym. The Wildcats extended their win
streak to nine matches by defeating Stony Brook University (3-0) in
the semifinals and UMBC (3-2) in the final.

This is the seventh time head coach Jill
Hirschinger has led the ‘Cats to a
20-15th-year

This was the Wildcats’ fourth NCAA tourney appearance,
all under Hirschinger; they previously advanced to the NCAAs in
1998, 2002 and 2003.

New Hampshire claimed a total of 10 America East awards at the
conference banquet. Senior captain MorganThatcher (Brockton, Mass.) was honored as Player
of the Year and the Wildcats, led by Hirschinger, were named
Coaching Staff of the Year.

UNH tied the highest total on both the All-Conference First and
Second Team with two on each. Thatcher was joined on the First Team
by sophomore Tori Forrest (Powder Springs, Ga.)
while junior setter TaylorDunklau (Mukwonago, Wis.) and senior captain
DestinyTolliver (Rochester,
Mich.) were Second Team selections.

Demi Muses (Orangeville, Calif.) was voted to
the All-Rookie Team.

The ‘Cats also placed the highest number of
representatives on the All-Academic Team with Forrest, sophomore
Cassidy Croci (Sylvania, Ohio) and junior
Sam Henke (Millersville, Md.) all making the
grade.

Dunklau, a junior setter, was named Most Outstanding Player of
the America East Championship. Thatcher and Tolliver joined Dunklau
on the All-Championship Team.